Mauna Kea Ice Age

Acres: 3,894Established: 1981TMK: 4-4-15-10 (3750), 4-4-15-11 (143.5)

Sparsely vegetated cinder and lava deserts on the southern summit flank of Mauna Kea include two rare communities: an invertebrate-dominated aeolian desert and the state’s only alpine lake. Important archeological and geological features are also present.